Re: [boost] [Config] Meaning of BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST

Subject: Re: [boost] [Config] Meaning of BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-07 13:12:25

>I noticed that BOOST_NO_INITIALIZER_LISTS was replaced by
> BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST recently.
> I have a question related to this change:
> Does BOOST_NO_CXX11_HDR_INITIALIZER_LIST imply that initializer lists
> are supported by the compiler? (I guess that the compiler support is 
> checked
> in a compiler config and the existence of <initializer_list> is checked in 
> a
> std lib config.)
>
> If so, shouldn't the documentation be updated?

I believe the intent of the change is that the header and the compiler 
feature are unusable without each other, so only one macro is enough.

Marshall?

John.